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Q2 Quiz 2 Music 8

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the term for music in Japanese?

a)

Bunraku

b)

Ongaku

c)

Gagaku

d)

Gaku

2.

Which of the following is a vocal ritual music sung by Buddhist monks?

a)

Minyo

b)

Shomyo

c)

Seigaku

d)

Kigaku

3.

What is the term for Japanese folk songs?

a)

Minyo

b)

Enka

c)

Sokyoku

d)

Kangen

4.

What is the name of the instrumental solo piece played with koto?

a)

Sankyoku

b)

Rokudan-no-shirabe

c)

Sokyoku

d)

Kangen

5.

It is a famous folk song which means "cherry blossom flowers".

a)

Sakura

b)

Tsuki

c)

Jan Ken Pon Yo

d)

Arirang

6.

What are the pentatonic scales in Japanese music?

a)

Kigaku and Seigaku

b)

Slendro and Pelog

c)

Wu-wu and Wen-wu

d)

In-sen and Yo-sen

7.

Gagaku is Japan's traditional music known for its elegant and refined style which is a form of _____?

a)

court music

b)

ritual music

c)

shamanistic music

d)

folk music

8.

It is a chamber ensemble consisting of three famous Japanese instruments namely koto, shamisen, and shakuhachi.

a)

Sokyoku

b)

Sankyoku

c)

Kangen

d)

Rokudan-no-shirabe

9.

This instrumental ensemble means "wind and string instruments".

a)

Kangen

b)

Gagaku

c)

Koto

d)

Naruto

10.

Japanese music is usually sung in high, tight-throated and melismatic manner.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Name the instrument

a)

Shamisen

b)

Koto

c)

Tsuzumi

d)

Yokobue

12.

Name the instrument

a)

Biwa

b)

Sho

c)

Shamisen

d)

Hichiriki

13.

Name the instrument

a)

ko tsuzumi

b)

o-daiko

c)

o tsuzumi

d)

ryuteki

14.

Name the instrument

a)

Biwa

b)

Sho

c)

Shakuhachi

d)

Yokobue

15.

What is the main characteristic of the texture of Japanese music?

a)

Monophonic

b)

Homophonic

c)

Polyphonic

d)

Heterophonic